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Horticulture
Elsa S. Sanchez, Thomas M. Butzler, Timothy E. Elkner, Robert Pollock, Francesco Di Gioia
Summary: Cultivar selection is crucial for commercial farmers, but can be time-consuming. Building relationships, rigorous evaluation, and dissemination of recommendations can provide assistance and support.
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Entomology
Maria J. Dantur Juri, Edecio I. Villarroel Martinez, Paul L. Duque, Marina Stein, Maria Anice Mureb Sallum
Summary: This article reports the first records of mosquito species in Tarija department, Bolivia, as well as their expanding geographical distribution in the region. The article also provides data on collection localities and comments on the medical relevance of some species.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sam Jones
Summary: Gene-drive technology in mosquitoes is advancing, yet unanswered questions remain before its deployment as a malaria-fighting technique.
Article
Biology
Trevor R. Sorrells, Anjali Pandey, Adriana Rosas-Villegas, Leslie B. Vosshall
Summary: Mosquitoes can continuously track and feed on blood by utilizing a persistent behavioral state triggered by detection of human cues. This state is observed only in female mosquitoes searching for blood and can last for more than ten minutes.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Varvara Lukyanchikova, Miroslav Nuriddinov, Polina Belokopytova, Alena Taskina, Jiangtao Liang, Maarten J. M. F. Reijnders, Livio Ruzzante, Romain Feron, Robert M. Waterhouse, Yang Wu, Chunhong Mao, Zhijian Tu, Igor Sharakhov, Veniamin Fishman
Summary: This study comprehensively profiles the genome organizations of five Anopheles mosquito species and demonstrates the influence of chromatin architecture at different levels. The study reveals the conservation of chromatin architecture over millions of years and the causal relationship between gene density and chromatin structure.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Review
Parasitology
David L. Smith, Alex K. Musiime, Kilama Maxwell, Steven W. Lindsay, Samson Kiware
Summary: Killing adult mosquitoes can reduce the proportion of old mosquitoes and have a significant impact on malaria transmission; The effectiveness of vector control can be compared using sporozoite rates and human biting rates; Human biting rates provide more useful information for planning, monitoring and evaluating vector control.
TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Entomology
John F. Anderson, Andy J. Main, Philip M. Armstrong, Theodore G. Andreadis
Summary: A total of 37 species and subspecies of mosquitoes were identified from North Dakota in 2003-2006, with four species being new state records. Aedes vexans was the dominant species, followed by Ae. trivittatus, Ae. melanimon, Culex tarsalis, Ae. dorsalis, Ae. sticticus, and Culiseta inornata. The seasonality of these species was presented.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Wolfram Mey, Hans Malicky
Summary: Eleven new species of adult Trichoptera were discovered from various localities in Myanmar, with some taxa being reclassified. The study also included new illustrations of inadequately known taxa.
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Environmental Sciences
Irena Gorski-Steiner, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Heather E. Volk, Sean O'Dell, Brian S. Schwartz
Summary: There is an association between unconventional natural gas development and new onset of internalizing disorders in adolescents, especially in females.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Carol-Anne Villeneuve, Kayla J. Buhler, Mahmood Iranpour, Ellen Avard, Antonia Dibernardo, Heather Fenton, Cristina M. Hansen, Geraldine-G Gouin, Lisa L. Loseto, Emily Jenkins, Robbin L. Lindsay, Isabelle Dusfour, Nicolas Lecomte, Patrick A. Leighton
Summary: Sampling of biting insects in the North American Arctic revealed the presence of arboviruses, providing crucial information for public health in Northern communities.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julio A. Diaz, Sergio Ramirez-Amaro, Francesc Ordines
Summary: The study identified 19 sponge species at the seamounts in the Mallorca Channel, including 3 new species and a new genus. Identification was done through morphological and molecular character analysis.
Article
Immunology
Constentin Dieme, Kiet A. Ngo, Shaun Tyler, Joseph G. Maffei, Steven D. Zink, Alan P. Dupuis, Cheri A. Koetzner, Chelsea Shultis, Jessica Stout, Anne F. Payne, P. Bryon Backenson, Lili Kuo, Michael A. Drebot, Alexander T. Ciota, Laura D. Kramer
Summary: This study investigated the transmission of Cache Valley virus in New York by conducting surveillance and analyzing isolates from different sources. It identified different lineages of CVV and observed changes in their transmission dynamics in New York and Canada.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Maria Munawar, Atta Ur Rahman, Pablo Castillo, Dmytro P. P. Yevtushenko
Summary: The presence of four Ditylenchus species, including three new records in Canada, in cultivated areas of southern Alberta was documented. Accurate species identification of these nematodes is crucial for implementing appropriate management strategies. The morpho-molecular characteristics and phylogenetic relationships of these species were described, providing valuable information for nematode management programs.
Article
Immunology
Lincoln Timinao, Rebecca Vinit, Michelle Katusele, Tamarah Koleala, Elma Nate, Cyrille Czeher, Thomas R. Burkot, Louis Schofield, Ingrid Felger, Ivo Mueller, Moses Laman, Leanne J. Robinson, Stephan Karl
Summary: The transmission of Plasmodium from humans to mosquitoes is not well studied, but direct membrane feeding assays can provide insight. Research in Papua New Guinea found that symptomatic malaria patients had infectivity to Anopheles farauti mosquitoes, with 20.9% of cases resulting in mosquito infections. Analysis showed that P. vivax infection rates were higher than P. falciparum, with 58% of P. vivax gametocytaemic infections infecting An. farauti.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Patricia M. B. Saint-Vincent, James Sams, Matthew D. Reeder, Mumbi Mundia-Howe, Garret A. Veloski, Natalie J. Pekney
Summary: This study used airborne magnetic and LiDAR surveys to identify abandoned oil wells in challenging terrains and corroborate historic oil activities with georeferenced photographs. The majority of abandoned wells remained unplugged and contributed to methane emissions, with methane emissions factor lower than estimates from other regions. LiDAR was proven effective in informing well identification and mitigation efforts in difficult-to-navigate areas with historical oil activities.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
